Upfront: Serving up the McDictionary -- "McDonalds has restaurants in 120 different countries and serves a whopping 29 million people a day. But here's something you may not have known: They also own 131 different words and phrases--including such surprises as 'Black History Makers of tomorrow' and 'Healthy Growing Up.' They've trademarked them so no one else can use them."
2001-05-22 04:59:24 Attrition.org Defacement Mirror Frozen in Time (articles,news) (accepted)
I give you a tip of my hat. However, I did actually submit this 2001-05-21 in the early evening, before 22:30:37 So, I did beat you to it, probably within a few minutes, although the system does not capture it.
Thanks for the clarification. However, I could still see how powerful companies and the government could crack down on volunteers. You can volunteer to smoke crack, for example, but you would get in trouble for using it. I know that is not a perfect analogy, but I hope you catch my drift.
Interesting thoughts. I think people really should be worried. Imagine that Open Source really does become a target. If that is the case, and it could happen, then what would that mean? Here's what I think: Sites like SourceForge, Slashdot, Freshmeat, and so on start to feel intense heat, perhaps to the point of getting their asses kicked.
Web sites can be shut down, folks. We are not very powerful compared to companies, or the government. To make matters worse, the community is not united. The community is fragmented. Why? I'm not sure because I am not close enough to it. I don't program and I don't hack. However, I do see that there are many egos. There are leaders, but there is no centralized power. Without centralized power (i.e., money, captial, intellectual resources) I don't think it will be possible to slow down the growing wave of Anti-Open Source. Think about that.
So, here is where I start to really think. What is the true purpose of the Open Source Community? Is it for fun? Adventure? Because it is a small, exclusive club of smart people? Is it because you feel ownership? Do you have a giant itch to scratch?
BULLSHIT to all of that. Bullshit, I say. You are going up against a company with over $25 BILLION in cash. What is the Open Source community worth? All of you? All of your work? All your effort? Pah! It ain't worth shit comared to that. And don't start telling me that the internet is driven by Open Source. That doesn't mean a thing. At this point in time, I would state that you could build the internet using commercial products. People would live with that. People would still have the internet, now, without Open Source. They'd pay if they needed to, to support their habits. It wouldn't be the same, but it would work.
But back to my point about power and money. Microsoft, UNLIKE the Open Source community has a very clear goal: BILLIONS. They are driven by money, and they know how the system works. What are you driven by? Will your love of coding, or your developmental scratch, or your minor rebellion be enough to fight the BILLIONS backing Microsoft? I want to know what you plan. I'd LOVE to back Open Source if it had a battle plan.
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If you visit Microsfot's shared source page, and link to it, and talk about it, you are giving them power. For example, if you link to the site from your own web site (or via Slashdot) then Google will rank the page higher in their search results. Thus, you hand over power to Microsoft. Second, since Slashdot pointed to the page, other news and media freaks will pick up on the story and give Microsoft even more mojo. It was foolish to point directly to the Microsoft site.
Let's take a look at the reverse of the power flow. First, assume that Slashdot is anti-Microsoft and pro Open Source. I hope we all agree this is basically true. Next, think about how Slashdot has pointed to Microsoft, directly no less. This, as I described above, gives them a bunch of juju and augments their position. It gives them credibility. Finally, think about this: Microsoft never points to Slashdot and rarely (if ever?) points to Open Source web sites.
They are not powerful and rich for nothing. The folks here are foolish to think they have power through hacking and technology and fighting the good fight. Wrong! Many of the folks here wouldn't understand advertising mojo or marketing juju if it bit them on the ass with big, sharp, bunny teeth.
Look folks, I'm not a total troll. I hope you are actually listening... Marketing, media, and propoganda, oh yes, all weapons of Microsoft. Slashdot is playing exactly into the hands of Microsoft. You are sheep! Nothing but sheep. (OK, that last bit about sheep was definitely out of line.;-)
Whenever I see rms I think "root mean squared" from my days doing statistics in psychology. What do other folks think when they see RMS (or rms)? Oh, I mean, what do people think besides Richard M. Stallman? This isn't a question out of disrespect. It is question that digs into how people think, and categorize and use TLAs.
If you care about authentic jousting, or authentic anything, then you must stay away from this movie. I saw it last night and it sucked beyond sucking. I wish so much that the Filthy Critic already reviewed it so that I could send you there.
The theatre was only about 1/2 full and this was opening weekend. That was the first sign of suckness. Then, I saw that about 95% of the audience was under 16, and they were giggling a lot before the movie even started. Second clue to suckness. Then, all of the previews were for teen movies. That was the third sign of suckness. (Side note: There was a preview of American Pie 2, which looks like a jolly good teen movie. Not all teen movies suck, just most.)
The movie is full of modern music and it is just plain stupid. AC/DC, Queen, and so on, just as Katz said. I can't believe he didn't completely trash this movie! What is wrong with him. It sucked.
The jousting is boring. It is the same thing again and again. The sword fights are much worse than any Society for Creative Anachronism fight I have evr seen. My backyard light saber fights as a kid were better done. The fighting sucked! Don't see this movie expecting any reasonable fighting.
Don't see this movie as a favor to your girlfriend or wife, or friends. Don't see it is a way to burn off extra time on the weekend. Don't see it because you are drunk or high. Don't see it. Please don't see it. It sucked so bad that it isn't even worthy of a MST3000 lampoon. It wasn't stupid or funny or interesting. Avoid the sucking beyond sucking! Avoid it like the plague!
Talk about how bad a Knight's Tale is right here! Tell other people about how bad the movie was. Share your story about the sucking beyond sucking. Prevent others from suffering through this crap stick of a movie....
Do you think that some day, clones will do research on the days before cloning? They will read these comments and they will think about what you said. They will have feelings about your comments. They will look at CmdrTaco's comments and they will not laugh. The idea that they could have been used for "spare parts" will be so frightening. The idea that they might have been slaves, or treated as slaves, will not be funny. They might weep at your comments. They might feel nothing. Either way, they might your comments some day. Are you creating the history that you really want to create? To the future clones out there, reading my comments: Please find me. I'd like to find out what you think of my comments. I want to know how you really feel and if I was right.
If you are a clone reading this 15-20 years from now, don't take the negative comments to heart. Remember, people were once afraid of CD players.
Still, you have to admit that they did a lot in a very short amount of time. Maybe they really aren't masterminds, as I indicated in the original posting. But, they had a great idea, they jumped on it, and made it work. That's damn impressive if you ask me.
Now here is the trick. Will they be able to cash out on this? In another post, someone asked if they made money. They also asked how much. Those are good questions. If they were wise, in my opinion, they should sell out right now. Sell out and run with the cash.
This is their one opportunity to make serious cash. Not many people get more than one chance and I doubt that they will. Sure, they might get fat on 401(K)'s in the long run, but this is their lottery ticket. They should cash it in while the numbers match the glowing letters on the display...
What do you think they will do? Get rich or end up in the land of FuckedCompany?
No, you didn't miss it. They don't talk about how much they made. They only talk about how they were able to make money by sending people to image hosting services. I would like to know too.
If they were wise, they would cash out right now, while (pun intended) their site is still relatively hot. That is the trick. It is like hitting the lottery with a very limited window. You rise to the top, then cash out before you fall. If not, then you deserve to fail.
Do you think that this is what Slashdot did? Did they sell out at the right time? What do other folks think? First, did they sell out? Second, if they did sell out, did they do it at the right time?
Mastering Algorithms with Perl -- "Topics covered: Perl data types, Big-O notation, data structures, queues, deques, linked lists, binary trees, sorting and searching algorithms, game and dynamic programming, sets and multisets, matrices and graphs, string matching and parsing, 2-D geometry, number systems, cryptography (including DES and RSA), probability, statistics, and numerical analysis." (Comments: Written by Jon Orwant. The link points to the evil Amazon.com)
Magnetic Perl kits -- "I just recieved this note from Jon Orwant (editor of The Perl Journal).You can order magnetic perl poetry kits from the Journal now." (Comments: This is a somewhat interesting 1998 posting to MacPerl.)
Face-off between USB and FireWire Flash Card readers -- "Translation: Do NOT expect the gap between FireWire and USB readers to close when USB 2.0 readers start shipping. Do expect FireWire to be updated soon to achieve 800Mbit/sec... possibly 1600Mbit/sec, Moral: Use FireWire any time the device can handle the speed." (Somewhat useful.)
Will USB or FireWire connect with consumers (CNET) -- "In the end, FireWire may take the lead for storage devices, scanners, video cameras and consumer electronic devices, while USB continues to dominate mice, keyboards and other peripherals." (Comments: Some fluff, but useful.)
USB 2.0 versus 1394 (Japanese) -- I don't read Japanese, but this is an article comparing USB 2.0 and 1394 . . .
Tom's Hardware Comparison (via Google) -- "In the FireWire versus USB debate, currently it is no contest. USB is cheap and well suited for inexpensive devices like keyboards and mice, while IEEE1394 is far, far faster, more user friendly and a bit more robust, but is also a little more expensive to implement."
SCSI versus IDE, FireWire, USB, etc. (Mac Buyer's Guide) -- "Indeed, Apple specifically recommends against FireWire drives, for use with its high-end video editor, Final Cut Pro." (Comments: Other interesting stuff is in this article. Check it out.)
"That capability has become a high priority at the National Institutes of Health, which provided the funding for Lu's experiments. The NIH has specifically targeted health applications for the technology, including environmental monitoring, clinical toxicology, wastewater treatment and industrial process monitoring."
I like it when governments are involved with this kind of thing. When safety is involved, and when health is an issue, it is good to have an agency in the loop. I'm glad that the NIH has targeted these applications. It is a reasonable application of tax money. What do you think?
John S. Rhodes
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Slashdot Mirror
Upfront: Serving up the McDictionary -- "McDonalds has restaurants in 120 different countries and serves a whopping 29 million people a day. But here's something you may not have known: They also own 131 different words and phrases--including such surprises as 'Black History Makers of tomorrow' and 'Healthy Growing Up.' They've trademarked them so no one else can use them."
Official site -- Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.
IGN Review of DII LOD. Very good review, plenty o' screenshots.
The Japanese point of view on Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.
2001-05-22 04:59:24 Attrition.org Defacement Mirror Frozen in Time (articles,news) (accepted)
I give you a tip of my hat. However, I did actually submit this 2001-05-21 in the early evening, before 22:30:37 So, I did beat you to it, probably within a few minutes, although the system does not capture it.
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Um, is that a good thing?
Thanks for the clarification. However, I could still see how powerful companies and the government could crack down on volunteers. You can volunteer to smoke crack, for example, but you would get in trouble for using it. I know that is not a perfect analogy, but I hope you catch my drift.
Interesting thoughts. I think people really should be worried. Imagine that Open Source really does become a target. If that is the case, and it could happen, then what would that mean? Here's what I think: Sites like SourceForge, Slashdot, Freshmeat, and so on start to feel intense heat, perhaps to the point of getting their asses kicked.
Web sites can be shut down, folks. We are not very powerful compared to companies, or the government. To make matters worse, the community is not united. The community is fragmented. Why? I'm not sure because I am not close enough to it. I don't program and I don't hack. However, I do see that there are many egos. There are leaders, but there is no centralized power. Without centralized power (i.e., money, captial, intellectual resources) I don't think it will be possible to slow down the growing wave of Anti-Open Source. Think about that.
So, here is where I start to really think. What is the true purpose of the Open Source Community? Is it for fun? Adventure? Because it is a small, exclusive club of smart people? Is it because you feel ownership? Do you have a giant itch to scratch?
BULLSHIT to all of that. Bullshit, I say. You are going up against a company with over $25 BILLION in cash. What is the Open Source community worth? All of you? All of your work? All your effort? Pah! It ain't worth shit comared to that. And don't start telling me that the internet is driven by Open Source. That doesn't mean a thing. At this point in time, I would state that you could build the internet using commercial products. People would live with that. People would still have the internet, now, without Open Source. They'd pay if they needed to, to support their habits. It wouldn't be the same, but it would work.
But back to my point about power and money. Microsoft, UNLIKE the Open Source community has a very clear goal: BILLIONS. They are driven by money, and they know how the system works. What are you driven by? Will your love of coding, or your developmental scratch, or your minor rebellion be enough to fight the BILLIONS backing Microsoft? I want to know what you plan. I'd LOVE to back Open Source if it had a battle plan.
If you visit Microsfot's shared source page, and link to it, and talk about it, you are giving them power. For example, if you link to the site from your own web site (or via Slashdot) then Google will rank the page higher in their search results. Thus, you hand over power to Microsoft. Second, since Slashdot pointed to the page, other news and media freaks will pick up on the story and give Microsoft even more mojo. It was foolish to point directly to the Microsoft site.
;-)
Let's take a look at the reverse of the power flow. First, assume that Slashdot is anti-Microsoft and pro Open Source. I hope we all agree this is basically true. Next, think about how Slashdot has pointed to Microsoft, directly no less. This, as I described above, gives them a bunch of juju and augments their position. It gives them credibility. Finally, think about this: Microsoft never points to Slashdot and rarely (if ever?) points to Open Source web sites.
They are not powerful and rich for nothing. The folks here are foolish to think they have power through hacking and technology and fighting the good fight. Wrong! Many of the folks here wouldn't understand advertising mojo or marketing juju if it bit them on the ass with big, sharp, bunny teeth.
Look folks, I'm not a total troll. I hope you are actually listening... Marketing, media, and propoganda, oh yes, all weapons of Microsoft. Slashdot is playing exactly into the hands of Microsoft. You are sheep! Nothing but sheep. (OK, that last bit about sheep was definitely out of line.
Excellent analysis!
Too many midichlorians! Too many midichlorians! Oh damn, wrong religion. What was I thinking?
By the way, for a good time, perform this Google search.
Whenever I see rms I think "root mean squared" from my days doing statistics in psychology. What do other folks think when they see RMS (or rms)? Oh, I mean, what do people think besides Richard M. Stallman? This isn't a question out of disrespect. It is question that digs into how people think, and categorize and use TLAs.
The theatre was only about 1/2 full and this was opening weekend. That was the first sign of suckness. Then, I saw that about 95% of the audience was under 16, and they were giggling a lot before the movie even started. Second clue to suckness. Then, all of the previews were for teen movies. That was the third sign of suckness. (Side note: There was a preview of American Pie 2, which looks like a jolly good teen movie. Not all teen movies suck, just most.)
The movie is full of modern music and it is just plain stupid. AC/DC, Queen, and so on, just as Katz said. I can't believe he didn't completely trash this movie! What is wrong with him. It sucked.
The jousting is boring. It is the same thing again and again. The sword fights are much worse than any Society for Creative Anachronism fight I have evr seen. My backyard light saber fights as a kid were better done. The fighting sucked! Don't see this movie expecting any reasonable fighting.
Don't see this movie as a favor to your girlfriend or wife, or friends. Don't see it is a way to burn off extra time on the weekend. Don't see it because you are drunk or high. Don't see it. Please don't see it. It sucked so bad that it isn't even worthy of a MST3000 lampoon. It wasn't stupid or funny or interesting. Avoid the sucking beyond sucking! Avoid it like the plague!
Talk about how bad a Knight's Tale is right here! Tell other people about how bad the movie was. Share your story about the sucking beyond sucking. Prevent others from suffering through this crap stick of a movie....
Do you think that some day, clones will do research on the days before cloning? They will read these comments and they will think about what you said. They will have feelings about your comments. They will look at CmdrTaco's comments and they will not laugh. The idea that they could have been used for "spare parts" will be so frightening. The idea that they might have been slaves, or treated as slaves, will not be funny. They might weep at your comments. They might feel nothing. Either way, they might your comments some day. Are you creating the history that you really want to create? To the future clones out there, reading my comments: Please find me. I'd like to find out what you think of my comments. I want to know how you really feel and if I was right.
If you are a clone reading this 15-20 years from now, don't take the negative comments to heart. Remember, people were once afraid of CD players.
- John
Those images load so damn fast! Very impressive.
Still, you have to admit that they did a lot in a very short amount of time. Maybe they really aren't masterminds, as I indicated in the original posting. But, they had a great idea, they jumped on it, and made it work. That's damn impressive if you ask me.
Now here is the trick. Will they be able to cash out on this? In another post, someone asked if they made money. They also asked how much. Those are good questions. If they were wise, in my opinion, they should sell out right now. Sell out and run with the cash.
This is their one opportunity to make serious cash. Not many people get more than one chance and I doubt that they will. Sure, they might get fat on 401(K)'s in the long run, but this is their lottery ticket. They should cash it in while the numbers match the glowing letters on the display...
What do you think they will do? Get rich or end up in the land of FuckedCompany?
No, you didn't miss it. They don't talk about how much they made. They only talk about how they were able to make money by sending people to image hosting services. I would like to know too.
If they were wise, they would cash out right now, while (pun intended) their site is still relatively hot. That is the trick. It is like hitting the lottery with a very limited window. You rise to the top, then cash out before you fall. If not, then you deserve to fail.
Do you think that this is what Slashdot did? Did they sell out at the right time? What do other folks think? First, did they sell out? Second, if they did sell out, did they do it at the right time?
Tell me... am I GEEK or NOT ?
(See SourceForge for the code!)
Jon Orwant Search on Slashdot...
Jon Orwant -- 2 O'Reilly Network Articles
Jon Orwant and The Real Perl Keyboard -- Fuzzy picture of Jon against a fuzzy background. Mildly humorous.
Good Picture of Jon Orwant
Mastering Algorithms with Perl -- "Topics covered: Perl data types, Big-O notation, data structures, queues, deques, linked lists, binary trees, sorting and searching algorithms, game and dynamic programming, sets and multisets, matrices and graphs, string matching and parsing, 2-D geometry, number systems, cryptography (including DES and RSA), probability, statistics, and numerical analysis." (Comments: Written by Jon Orwant. The link points to the evil Amazon.com)
Magnetic Perl kits -- "I just recieved this note from Jon Orwant (editor of The Perl Journal).You can order magnetic perl poetry kits from the Journal now." (Comments: This is a somewhat interesting 1998 posting to MacPerl.)
USB 2.0 versus FireWire (MacCentral Online) -- Solid article. Check it out.
Face-off between USB and FireWire Flash Card readers -- "Translation: Do NOT expect the gap between FireWire and USB readers to close when USB 2.0 readers start shipping. Do expect FireWire to be updated soon to achieve 800Mbit/sec... possibly 1600Mbit/sec, Moral: Use FireWire any time the device can handle the speed." (Somewhat useful.)
Will USB or FireWire connect with consumers (CNET) -- "In the end, FireWire may take the lead for storage devices, scanners, video cameras and consumer electronic devices, while USB continues to dominate mice, keyboards and other peripherals." (Comments: Some fluff, but useful.)
USB 2.0 versus 1394 (Japanese) -- I don't read Japanese, but this is an article comparing USB 2.0 and 1394 . . .
Tom's Hardware Comparison (via Google) -- "In the FireWire versus USB debate, currently it is no contest. USB is cheap and well suited for inexpensive devices like keyboards and mice, while IEEE1394 is far, far faster, more user friendly and a bit more robust, but is also a little more expensive to implement."
SCSI versus IDE, FireWire, USB, etc. (Mac Buyer's Guide) -- "Indeed, Apple specifically recommends against FireWire drives, for use with its high-end video editor, Final Cut Pro." (Comments: Other interesting stuff is in this article. Check it out.)
Yakuza and Sony and DoCoMo and Anime. What a strange future...
1. Church of Scientology International v. Fishman and Geertz
2. Church of Scientology vs. the Net
3. Scientology Court Files
4. Scientology Cult Attacks XS4ALL
5. Scientology v. the Internet
(Found via Google and Yahoo!)
pi using photos through eve through ars digita.
Go there now...
(Do it. Do it now. It is what Einstein's Brain would want you to do!)
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Will people want to steal it? That's a measure of true value of course.
No wait, True Value is a hardware store.
Damn! Real hardware can be found at Tom's or Anand's.
I wonder if Tom and Anand date?
But a date is a fruit! I wonder if they bake cakes together, even if they don't date.
Will people steal the cake if they bake it? Probably not. They'd rather steal Sue's Chocolate Wafer Roll .
WebWord.com -- Industrial Strength Usability
Get it here via Google, but without pictures.
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"That capability has become a high priority at the National Institutes of Health, which provided the funding for Lu's experiments. The NIH has specifically targeted health applications for the technology, including environmental monitoring, clinical toxicology, wastewater treatment and industrial process monitoring."
I like it when governments are involved with this kind of thing. When safety is involved, and when health is an issue, it is good to have an agency in the loop. I'm glad that the NIH has targeted these applications. It is a reasonable application of tax money. What do you think?
John S. Rhodes
WebWord.com -- Industrial Strength Usability